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Mil Design Bureau to Develop Fast-Speed Combat Helicopter
2018-11-26 Read More...
Russia’s Defense Ministry has opted for the project of the Mil Design Bureau to create a cutting-edge fast-speed combat helicopter while the Kamov Design Bureau will continue developing the naval version of the Minoga rotorcraft, Russian Helicopters

Leonardo Opens 2nd Maritime Navigation Support Centre in Turkey
2018-11-26 Read More...
A ceremony was held in Izmir, Turkey Thursday for the inauguration of the town’s new maritime traffic and navigation support centre developed by Leonardo. The system will allow local authorities to monitor maritime traffic in the

Orlando Hosts I/ITSEC 2018
2018-11-23 Read More...
The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC) is the world’s largest modeling, simulation, and training

Russia Creating Hypersonic Target Missile for Advanced Weapons Testing
2018-11-23 Read More...
A hypersonic target missile designed for testing of advanced weapons is being developed in Russia, director general of Russian scientific and production enterprise NPO Molniya, Olga Sokolova, told

Northrop Grumman to Support US Air Force E-8C Joint STARS Fleet
2018-11-22 Read More...
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NGC) a 12-month, $330 million contract for Total System Support Responsibility (TSSR) of the E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS)

Airbus Names Dominik Asam Future Chief Financial Officer
2018-11-22 Read More...
In the context of the ongoing management transition process led by its Board of Directors, Airbus SE has appointed Dominik Asam (photo), 49, to succeed Harald Wilhelm, 52, as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in April

MBDA’s Marte ER Anti-Ship Missile Completes First Firing
2018-11-21 Read More...
MBDA’s Marte ER anti-ship missile has completed its first firing, successfully passing a major phase in its

Rosoboronexport Explains Why S-400 is Unmatched
2018-11-21 Read More...
Russia’s S-400 Triumph mobile air defense system is unmatched by rival weapons in both attack range and deployment time, Rosoboronexport, the state arms seller said in a press

FNSS Launches 3rd Military Land Vehicles Design Competition
2018-11-21 Read More...
FNSS is organizing “3rd MILDESIGN International Military Land Vehicles Design Competition” in 2019. Applications will be held between November 15th 2018 and March 1st,

Rostec’s Aviation Cluster Revenue to Reach $15 Billion
2018-11-20 Read More...
Russia’s President, Vladimir Putin, signed a decree on the transfer of a 92.31% stake in UAC to Rostec on October 24. According to the signed decree, the process of merging the aircraft corporation with Rostec structures will take a year and a

MBDA Demos Extended Capabilities of MMP to Over 15 Countries
2018-11-19 Read More...
Members of 15 foreign delegations, as well as representatives of the European Defence Agency (EDA) and NATO have been given the opportunity to witness the full range of capabilities of MBDA’s 5th generation MMP (Missile Moyenne Portée) ground combat

ARQUUS Commits to Defense Sports
2018-11-19 Read More...
Historical supplier of the French Army, ARQUUS partners with the National Defense Sports Center (Centre National des Sports de la Défense), and with the Federation of Defense Clubs, which aims at developing culture and sport activities within the

Tapestry Solutions to Support US Transportation Command’s Mobility Systems
2018-11-15 Read More...
Tapestry Solutions, a Boeing company, announced it will provide ongoing sustainment support for the U.S. Transportation Command’s (USTRANSCOM) Single Mobility System (SMS)/Coalition Mobility System (CMS) under a subcontract agreement with Kforce

Iranian Navy to Get New Destroyers, Subsurface Vessels
2018-11-15 Read More...
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Hossein Khanzadi (photo) announced that his forces will soon be equipped with new home-made destroyers and subsurface

Eurofighter Fleet Passes 500,000 Flying Hours
2018-11-14 Read More...
The Eurofighter fleet is celebrating after passing the 500,000 flying hours mark, as it cements its place at the heart of European air

Rafale F3-R Standard Qualified by French DGA
2018-11-13 Read More...
On 31 October last, the F3-R standard of the Rafale was qualified by the French defense procurement agency (DGA). The development of this new standard, launched at the end of 2013, was successfully completed by Dassault Aviation and its partners in

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